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5-Minute Restaurant-Style Salsa

This 5-Minute Restaurant-Style Salsa Recipe is perfect for entertaining and snacking and is totally foolproof! A healthy, flavorful Mexican dip that is vegan, paleo and gluten-free.

Chips and salsa is a favorite party appetizer and anytime snack. I used to always buy jars of tomato salsa from the grocery store until I learned how easy (and cheap!) it is to make at home. All you need is a food processor or blender, a handful of ingredients and a few minutes to whip it up. And best of all – homemade salsa tastes so much better than anything you can buy from the store.

Fresh summer tomatoes are crucial to making perfect Pico de Gallo (aka fresh tomato salsa). However, canned tomatoes are the key to flawless restaurant-style salsa. This is because canned tomatoes break down into a saucier consistency than fresh ones do, which is really what you want in a good party dip to go with tortilla chips. Canned tomatoes also have a more concentrated tomato flavor that goes incredibly well with green chiles, garlic, cilantro and lime juice. Not only that, using canned tomatoes means that you can make this recipe year-round, not just during tomato season.

This recipe is totally customizable to your own preferences as well. For a thicker salsa, drain the tomatoes before adding them to the blender or food processor. For less heat, remove the seeds and membranes from the jalapeno pepper. For more heat, add another jalapeno pepper. Don’t care much for cilantro? Just leave it out.

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5-MINUTE RESTAURANT-STYLE SALSA

Prep Time

5mins

Total Time

5mins

This 5-Minute Restaurant-Style Salsa Recipe is perfect for entertaining and snacking and is totally foolproof! A healthy, flavorful Mexican dip that is vegan, paleo and gluten-free.

Recipe Type:
Appetizer, Snack

Yield: 4cups

Calories: 24kcal

Author: Everyday Easy Eats

Ingredients

128-ounce can whole tomatoes

1clovegarlic,minced

14-ounce can diced green chiles

1small yellow onion,chopped

1cupfresh cilantro leaves,loosely packed

1jalapeño pepper,stemmed and chopped (seeds and membranes removed if you want less heat)

2tablespoonslime juice

1teaspoonsalt

Instructions

Add all ingredients to a blender or food processor. Pulse until everything is evenly combined but still a bit chunky (not pureed).

I love how easy this is. It makes such a great snacking treat. And homemade is 100% better than shop bought. Looking forward to snacking on this while watching a movie this weekend! Absolutely love it.
Have a great weekend Alia 🙂